Lumber Pricing Trends

June dawned without the usual increase in spring demand for construction framing dimension softwood lumber, thus sellers were no longer able to hold on to the recent steady asking prices. Warnings from suppliers about extremely weak field inventories and the possibility of shortages should sales volumes increase suddenly fell on deaf ears. Customers remained extremely […] The post Ongoing Soft Demand Brings Dip in Lumber Prices first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending june 14, 2024 is: US$413 mfbm The Madison’s Lumber Prices Index for the week ending June 14, 2024 is: US$413 mfbmThis is down -1%, or -$5, from the previous week when it was US$418. For information regarding the construction of this Index (species mix, weighed averages) […] The post Madison’s Lumber Prices Index June 14, 2024: US$413 mfbm first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.

As May 2024 ended and true summer arrived, the usual seasonal increase in lumber sales volumes did not materialize. This meant lumber prices stayed generally flat to where they had been in the past month. Demand remained relegated strictly to immediate needs only; customers stuck to their now long-term habit of buying only the wood […] The post Uninspiring Demand Keeps Lumber Prices Flat first appeared on Madison’s Lumber Reporter.